The Guardian: G2

Thursday 4 May 2006

Comment & features p6

Whether it's a bike ride to work or a sledge ride in Norway, David Cameron and his PR team know that a good photograph of the man in action can have major media impact. But do they get the right shot? On the day the Tory leader faces his first electoral test, New Labour's former communications guru Alastair Campbell, who knows a thing or two about the subject, casts an eye

G2 Comment & features p21

I run 80 concerts each year in Sheffield, so the question is something I've been dreaming about for 20 years. Sheffield is the largest city in Europe that doesn't have its own orchestra. I would be happy to start with a chamber orchestra - possible with £1m. They would visit schools in South Yorkshire to ensure every child heard the great masters. I'd also buy instruments from collectors and lend them to young performers so they could play on the best.

We have a young orchestra called Highly Strung, which is no longer publicly funded, so I'd help them, and I'd continue Music Box, an introduction to music for pre-school children. We'd perform in hospitals, schools and the homes of the house-bound. We'd need our own concert hall "in the round" - as it's the best way to hear music. Music in the Round May Festival is at the Sheffield Crucible Studio, from Friday to May13. Peter Cropper performs with Martin Roscoe on May 13. Box office: 0114-249 6000.

G2 Comment & features p27

Do attempt three to four sets of 20 repetitions of tricep chair dips or weights about 10 minutes before you go out in a strappy dress. A short, intense session of arm exercises will leave your muscles instantly "pumped" and they will retain that firmness for some time. Soon you, too, could have arms like Halle Berry's (right).